How to Use lymphedema in a Sentence

lymphedema

noun

• Although there is no cure for lymphedema, the swelling and pain caused by the condition can be treated.
  — Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2018
• Right now, there is no cure or drug therapy for lymphedema, Rockson said.
  — Amy Norton, chicagotribune.com, 11 May 2017
• Her health complications involved lymphedema and fluid buildup in her lungs.
  — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
• For those with no risk factors, blood pressure readings and blood draws did not increase the risk of developing lymphedema in a recent study.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 30 Aug. 2023
• Williams has been open about her struggle with addiction in the past, as well as her ongoing battle with both Graves' disease and lymphedema.
  — Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 14 Sep. 2022
• Risk factors for lymphedema include obesity, older age, and arthritis.
  — Christina Oehler, Health.com, 9 July 2019
• For Carrillo, participation has reduced the swelling in her arm from lymphedema, a side effect of surgery, and built strength.
  — Helen Wolt, Sun-Sentinel.com, 5 June 2017
• The practice was first used clinically in the 1930s, and is most commonly used to treat lymphedema.
  — Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
• After her second bout of cancer and her lymphedema diagnosis, Bates lost 60 lbs.
  — Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
• Secondary lymphedema can be caused by surgery, cancer or radiation treatment for cancer, and infection.
  — Korin Miller, Health.com, 21 May 2021
• Bates' then also developed lymphedema after her lymph nodes were removed during her mastectomy surgery.
  — Kiran Hefa, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
• The biopsy ruled out cancer but exacerbated his lymphedema symptoms.
  — Wendy Grossman Kantor, Peoplemag, 15 May 2023
• After completing six months of chemotherapy, Newman was cancer free but was diagnosed with lymphedema.
  — Marvin Glassman, Jewish Journal, 12 Oct. 2017
• To complicate matters, Jeff developed lymphedema, a condition that left him with chronic pain and extreme shortness of breath.
  — Gleaners Community Food Bank, Detroit Free Press, 15 Dec. 2017
• After Bates was cancer-free, she was faced with a new health challenge — lymphedema, a disease commonly caused by the removal of lymph nodes during cancer treatment.
  — Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
• In addition to his obesity, Bryan suffers from lymphedema, a chronic disease with no cure that results in the buildup of fluid in soft tissues and causes swelling in his left leg.
  — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
• According to Mayo Clinic, lymphedema involves a blockage in the lymphatic system causing a build-up of lymph fluid.
  — Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2018
• If the experiment failed, McKenzie risked giving two dozen women life-altering lymphedema.
  — Sarah Michels, The Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2021
• The subjects of season 9 open up about a myriad of health struggles, including depression, diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure and lymphedema.
  — Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com, 8 Oct. 2021
• Two years ago, Gammons was diagnosed with lymphedema, a painful swelling of her arms stemming from fluid from lymph nodes being blocked, most often as a result of damage to or removal of nodes during cancer treatment.
  — Loretta Waldman, courant.com, 27 Sep. 2019
• As a byproduct of his cancer treatment, Mortensen developed lymphedema, which causes affected areas to swell and retain fluids due to the damage to the lymph nodes from the intense radiation.
  — Peter King, SI.com, 24 Oct. 2017
• Though most infected people show no symptoms, some can go on to develop lymphedema (tissue swelling), elephantiasis (skin and tissue thickening), and such scrotal swelling, called hydrocele.
  — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 18 Oct. 2019
• His grandmother died, his mother almost died due to complications from lymphedema, a condition that causes the retention of fluids and tissue swelling, and his younger brother, Jonathan, died of a drug overdose.
  — Richard A. Webster, NOLA.com, 12 July 2017
• However, even though there may not be much risk, my opinion is that people with breast cancer and risk factors for developing lymphedema should continue to avoid IVs, blood draws and blood pressure readings if possible.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 30 Aug. 2023
• Wheelchair users who have early-stage breast cancer may worry if having a mastectomy, rather than a lumpectomy, will mean developing lymphedema, long-term swelling in the arm that could compromise their ability to self-propel a wheelchair.
  — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 13 Dec. 2023
• Using this system, the researchers identified a protein, integrin alpha-5, as potentially important to lymphedema.
  — Eva Frederick, Science | AAAS, 13 Dec. 2019
• Formal lymphatic drainage massage is clinically proven for people with lymphatic dysfunction such as post-surgical patients or those with lymphedema and people managing certain chronic conditions.
  — Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2026
• Outside of acting, Bates, who turns 78 on June 28, 2026, has opened up about her health issues, including two bouts of cancer and her chronic lymphatic disease, lymphedema.
  — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 28 June 2026
• Today, Rutherford, 38, is healthy and cancer-free (her melanoma was surgically removed a month after her diagnosis), though her recovery took several years, complicated by chronic lymphedema caused by the removal of her lymph nodes.
  — Melanie Rud, Women's Health, 27 June 2023